Photograph of the South Mountain Battlefield during the daytime

South Mountain Battlefield

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The South Mountain State Battlefield encompasses Crampton's, Fox's, and Turner's Gaps of South Mountain. Its diverse terrain features rolling farmland of western Maryland and the deep forests of the Appalachian Trail. The first battle of the Maryland Campaign of 1862 was fought in these mountain gaps on September 14, 1862. Begin with a visit to the office and museum at Washington Monument State Park just north of Alternate U. S. Route 40. The Old South Mountain Inn on Route 40, known in 1862 as the Mountain House, served as D. H. Hill’s headquarters during the battle.

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South Mountain Battlefield: What's Nearby

Boonsboro, MD
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Civil War  |  Museum
Pry House Field Hospital Museum
Keedysville, MD
Civil War  |  Museum
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Frederick, MD
Rev War  |  Fort
Fort Frederick State Park
Big Pool, MD
Historic Site
Conococheague Institute at Rock Hill Farm
Mercersburg, PA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker at Leesburg, Virginia (VA-117)
Leesburg, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Seminary Ridge Museum & Education Center
Gettysburg, PA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Woodbine, Maryland (MD-51)
Woodbine, MD
Museum
Gettysburg Beyond the Battle Museum
Gettysburg, PA
Civil War  |  Museum
Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum
Winchester, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Silver Spring, MD
Civil War  |  Museum
B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station
Ellicott City, MD
Civil War  |  Battlefield
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Middletown, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Buckland, Virginia (VA-134)
Gainesville, VA
Civil War  |  Cemetery
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
Washington, DC
Civil War  |  Museum
Warren Rifles Confederate Museum
Front Royal, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
African American Civil War Memorial and Museum
Washington, DC
Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA
Museum
National Museum of American History
Washington, DC
Civil War  |  Museum
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
Washington, DC
Civil War  |  Fort
Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site
Alexandria, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
National Museum of the U.S. Navy
Washington, DC
Museum
U.S. Navy Museum
Washington, DC
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Washington, DC (DC-34)
Washington, DC
Civil War  |  Museum
U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center
Carlisle, PA
Civil War  |  Fort
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Baltimore, MD
Museum
National Museum of the U.S. Army
Fort Belvoir, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Jeffersonton, Virginia (VA-93)
Jeffersonton, VA
Civil War  |  Fort
Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington, MD
Civil War  |  Museum
Pennsylvania Civil War Battle Flags Collection
Harrisburg, PA
Civil War  |  Museum
The State Museum of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA
Museum
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Quantico, VA
Rev War  |  Museum
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Triangle, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Annapolis, Maryland (MD-128)
Anna, MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Annapolis, Maryland (MD-156)
Annapolis, MD
Civil War  |  Museum
New Market Battlefield State Historical Park and Hall of Valor Museum
New Market, VA
Civil War  |  Museum
Virginia Museum of the Civil War
New Market, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Havre de Grace, Maryland (MD-10)
Havre de Grace, MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Fredericksburg, Virginia (VA-126)
Fredericksburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Orange, Virginia (VA-94)
Orange, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Gap, Pennsylvania (PA-171)
Gap, PA

Preservation

The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 703 acres at South Mountain Battlefield.

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Related Battles

South Mountain
Battle Facts
Frederick County and Washington County, MD | September 14, 1862
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
5,010
Union
2,325
Confed.
2,685
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